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System and method for dynamically adjusting content playback based on viewer emotions

a dynamic adjustment and content technology, applied in the field of system and method for dynamic adjustment of content playback based on viewer emotions, can solve the problems of not being able to customize the way content is presented to individual users, manual adjustment may be time-consuming and distracting for viewers, and the viewer is typically limited to manually adjusting audio or video settings

Active Publication Date: 2019-01-10
DISH TECH L L C
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The patent is about a method to detect and analyze a viewer's emotions when watching content. The system uses facial expressions to identify the viewer's emotions and adjusts the playback accordingly. This can be useful for creating a better viewing experience for the viewer and improving the impact of the content.

Problems solved by technology

However, when it comes to a viewer's individual listening or viewing characteristics or preferences, viewers are typically limited to manually adjusting audio or video settings.
Such manual adjustments may be time consuming and distracting to the viewer, especially if the viewer is frequently adjusting the viewing parameters, modifying different styles of content parameters, or modifying the types of content.
Additionally, there is no way currently to customize how content is presented to individual users, based upon the particular preferences of the users viewing the content.
While there have been some attempts to customize what content is presented to a user, these techniques have been generally limited to (1) trying to identify the user by way of various means, and (2) accessing a profile which links the identified user to a certain genre of content.
Such techniques are crude at best.
They do not address the manner in which content is presented, only the nature of the content itself.
Additionally, such techniques do not provide real-time feedback regarding a user's current viewing experience.

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[0023]Each of the features and teachings disclosed herein may be utilized separately or in conjunction with other features and teachings to provide a viewer emotion analysis and dynamical playback adjustment system and method. Representative examples utilizing many of these additional features and teachings, both separately and in combination, are described in further detail with reference to the attached FIGS. 1-7. This detailed description is intended to teach a person of skill in the art further details for practicing aspects of the present teachings and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims. Therefore, combinations of features disclosed above in the detailed description may not be necessary to practice the teachings in the broadest sense, and are instead taught merely to describe particularly representative examples of the present teachings.

[0024]In the description below, for purposes of explanation only, specific nomenclature is set forth to provide a thorough unders...

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Abstract

A system and method of adjusting playback of content in response to a viewer's emotional reaction is disclosed. The method includes detecting viewer emotion, via a camera, in reaction to subject matter of the content being presented on a display screen. The content includes subject matter and metadata associated with the subject matter. Additionally, the method analyzes the viewer emotion in reaction to the subject matter of the content presented on the display screen and identifies the analyzed viewer emotion in reaction to the subject matter of the content. The method also associates an identified viewer emotion with at least one playback attribute linked with the presentation of the content using the metadata associated with the subject matter of the content presented on the display screen. Further, the method adjusts the at least one playback attribute linked with presentation of the content that corresponds with the identified viewer emotion.

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BACKGROUNDTechnical Field[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to presenting content to a viewer via content output devices and, more particularly, to analyzing emotions of the viewer and adjusting the playback of the content to the viewer via the content output devices.Description of the Related Art[0002]Over the past several years, home-theater systems have greatly improved the presentation of content to viewers with respect to how viewers listen to and view content. This improvement has been aided by the number of content channels that are available to listen or watch at any given time, the quality of video and audio output devices, and the quality of the input signal carrying the content.[0003]However, when it comes to a viewer's individual listening or viewing characteristics or preferences, viewers are typically limited to manually adjusting audio or video settings. Such manual adjustments may be time consuming and distracting to the viewer, especially if the viewer i...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N21/442H04N21/472H04N21/235
CPCH04N21/44218H04N21/47217H04N21/2353H04N21/4223H04N21/431H04N21/4325H04N21/4852H04N21/4854
Inventor SHAH, RIMADAY, CHRISTOPHERBLAKE, RYAN
Owner DISH TECH L L C
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